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To reduce interference when using more than one access point, best practice is to

use channel spacing between adjacent access points (for example, use Channels 1

and 6, or 6 and 11).

Note:

Failure to follow these guidelines can result in significant

performance degradation or inability to connect wirelessly to the

gateway.

Log In to Your Gateway

You can log in to the gateway to view or change its settings.

Note:

To connect to the gateway, use a computer that is configured for

DHCP (most computers are). For help with configuring DHCP, see

the instructions that came with your computer.

The gateway automatically logs you out after five minutes of no activity.



To log in to the gateway:

1.

On the computer that is connected to the gateway with an Ethernet cable, type

in the address field of your Internet browser.

A login screen opens.

2.

Log in with the user name

admin

and its default password of

password

.

The gateway BASIC Home screen displays when you log in (see

BASIC Home Screen

on

page

12).

View the Gateway Home Screens

The gateway home screens include a BASIC Home screen and an ADVANCED Home

screen.

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BASIC Home Screen

When you connect to the gateway, the gateway dashboard (BASIC Home screen) displays.

Menus (Click the ADVANCED tab to view more)

Dashboard

(Click to view

details)

Figure 4.

NETGEAR genie BASIC home screen

The BASIC Home screen has a dashboard that shows the status of your Internet connection

and network. You can click the sections of the dashboard to view more detailed information.

The left column has menus and an ADVANCED tab displays at the top that you can use to

access more menus and screens.

The following options display on the BASIC home screen:

•

Home

. This dashboard screen displays when you log in to the gateway or select the

Home tab.

•

Cable Connection

. This option displays the cable signal quality, the upstream power, the

downstream power, and the connection status.

•

Wireless

. Select this option to view or change the wireless settings for your gateway.

•

Network Map

. Select this option to view the devices that are connected to your network.

•

Voice

. This option displays the voice status.

•

ADVANCED tab

. Click the ADVANCED tab to set up the gateway for unique situations

such as when remote access by IP or by domain name from the Internet is needed. See

ADVANCED Home Screen

on page

13. Using this tab requires a solid understanding of

networking concepts.

For more information about the basic settings, see

Chapter 2, NETGEAR genie Basic

Settings

.

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ADVANCED Home Screen

Note:

Using the ADVANCED Home screen requires a solid understanding

of networking concepts.

To view the ADVANCE Home screen, click the

ADVANCED

tab.

The gateway ADVANCED Home screen has a dashboard that lets you see the configuration

of your gateway and network at a glance. You can click any of the sections of the dashboard

to view more detailed information. The left column has the menus and at the top a BASIC tab

displays that you can use to access the basic menus and screens.

•

ADVANCED Home

. This dashboard screen displays when you click the ADVANCED tab.

•

Setup

. Set up the Internet connection, wireless settings, WAN, and LAN.

•

Security

. Block sites, block services, and set up email notifications.

•

Administration

. View gateway status, logs, and event logs, back up and restore the

configuration file, and change the gateway password.

•

Advanced Setup

. Configure advanced network features such as port forwarding, port

triggering, Dynamic DNS, and UPnP.

•

BASIC tab

. Return to the BASIC Home screen. See

BASIC Home Screen

on page

12.

For more information about the advanced settings, see

Chapter 3, NETGEAR genie

ADVANCED Home

.

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Join the Wireless Network



To join the wireless network:

1.

Open the software that manages your wireless connections on the wireless device

(laptop computer, gaming device, iPhone) that you want to connect to your gateway.

This software scans for all wireless networks in your area.

2.

Look for your network and select it.

If you did not change the name of your network during the setup process, look for the

default WiFi network name (SSID) and select it. The default SSID is on the label on the

gateway.

3.

Enter the gateway password and click the

Connect

button.

The default password is on the label on the gateway.

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NETGEAR genie Basic Settings

Your Internet connection and network

This chapter explains the features available from the genie BASIC Home screen. This chapter

contains the following sections:

•

Cable Connection

•

View or Configure Your Wireless Network

•

Network Map

•

Voice Status